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Original  Board  of  Officials 

UTAH  CENTRAL  RAILROAD 

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BRIGHAM    YOUNG 

President 

WILLIAM  JENNINGS 

Vice-President 

JOHN   W.   YOUNG 

Secretary 

JOSEPH  A.  YOUNG 

General  Superintendent 

■MBIIil  SHARP.  

Assistant  Superintendent 

JESSE  W.  FOX 

Chief  Engineer 

DAVID  O.  CALDER 

...Gen.  Frt.  and  Pass,  Agent 

DANIEL  H.  WELLS.. 

Treasurer 

JOHN  REEVES 

Agent  at  Ogden 

MILTON  H.  DAVIS 

Agent  at  Salt  Lake  City 

General  Committee                        | 

i           GOV.  SIMON  BAMBERGER 
H.  V.  PL  ATT 

JERROLD  R.  LETCHER 

JOHN  A.  WIDTSOE 

MAYOR  E.  A.  BOCK 

JOSEPH   DECKER 

J.  E.  GALIGHER 

D.  W.  PARRATT 

A.  C.  REES 

LILY  C.  WOLSTENHOLME 

C.  W.  PENROSE 

EMMA  LINDSAY 

ELIZABETH  HAYWARD 

GEORGE  D.  PYPER 

C.  F.  STILLMAN 

B.  H.  ROBERTS 

ANDREW  JENSON 

EARL  JAY  GLADE 

J.   S.  FARLEY 

COL.  WILLARD  YOUNG 

D.  S.  SPENCER 

MONT  FERRY 

Executive 

Committee 

MAYOR  E.  A.  BOCK. 

C.  F.  STILLMAN 

Chairman 

D.   S.   SPENCER 

ANDREW  JENSON, 

A.   C.   REES 

Vice-Chairman 

D.  W.  PARRATT,  Sec.-Treas. 

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UBRARY 


SALT  LAKE'S  FIRST  RAILROAD 

—THE  STORY  IN  A  NUTSHELL 


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FOR  22  long  years  prior  to  1870  a  steady  stream  of 
caravans  consisting  of  ox  teams,  mule  teams,  horse 
teams,  hand  carts,  pack  trains  and  pony  express 
had  poured  itself  into  Salt  Lake  Valley.  Across  deserts, 
fording  streams,  climbing  mountains,  these  pilgrims  had 
toiled.  Hunger,  disease,  exposure  and  frequent  encounters 
with  hostile  Indian  bands  had  been  their  daily  lot.  Thou- 
sands had  died  enroute  and  were  buried  by  the  wayside. 

By  the  spring  of  1869  the  Union  Pacific  railroad  had 
been  completed  to  Ogden  and  it  was  announced  that  the 
capital  of  Utah  was  not  to  be  included  in  this  transcon- 
tinental system.  Not  to  be  denied,  however,  the  disap- 
>ointed  settlers  of  these  valleys  immediately  organized  a 
c^Jinpany__to  build  a  connecting  line  of  their  own. 

On  May  7,  one  week  after  the  driving  of  the  Golden 
Spike  at  Promontory,  ground  for  this  new  road — the  Utah 
Central — was  broken.  Capital,  materials  and  labor  were 
generously  forthcoming  to  finance  and  carry  through  tlie' 
undertaking  and  the  last  obstacle  to  an  early  completion 
was  removed  when  rails  and  rolling  stock  were  obtained 
from  the  Union  Pacific.  And  so,  in  seven  months  from 
the  very  day  that  the  Union  Pacific  was  completed,  the 
new  Utah  Central  was  ready  for  operation. 

A  mammoth  celebration  was  planned  and  on  January 
10,  1870,  the  day  appointed,  15,000  joyful  people  assembled. 
It  was  a  festive  gathering.  Enthusiasm  and  rejoicing  ran 
high.  State  officials,  high  church  dignitaries,  leading  busi- 
ness men  and  military  representatives  from  Camp  Douglas 
were  guests  of  the  occasion.  At  2  p.  m.  President  Brigham 
Young  drove  the  last  spike,  officially  completing  the  new 
road.  / 

"Thus  ^nded  the  celebration  of  the  most  important 
event,  considered  from  a  commercial  standpoint,  that  has 
ever  transpired  in  Utah  Territory,"  commented  the  Deseret 
Evening  News  of  the  following  day. 


PROG  RAM 

Saturday,  Jan.  10.,  1920 


4  p.  m.  to  6  p.  m. 


Mezzanine  Floor 


Hotel  Utah 


General  reception  will  be  held  for  the  survivors  and 
friends,  during  which  period  a  general  handshaking 
and  an  exchange  of  reminiscences  will  occur, 

6  p.  m.  to  8  p.  m. 

Main  Dining  Room         _  _  -  Hotel  Utah 

Banquet 

All  invited  guests  will  sit  down  to  dinner,  during 
which  time  the  following  program  will  be  carried  out: 

1.  Music Fred  Graham  Orchestra 

2.  Old-Time  Melodies Miss  Amelia  Margetts 

3.  Address  of  Welcome Hon.  C.  F.  Stillman,  Chairman 

4.  Toastmaster  Harden  Bennicn,  Acting  Governor, 

5.  Toasts—  /    7 

"The  Old  Gang" /. ' A.   F.  Doremus 

"Reminiscences" D.  S.  Spencer 

"Buffalo  Skulls— Route  Signals"....Dr.  Seymour  R.  Young 
"Modern  Railroads — Block  Signals'' H.  V.  Piatt 


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MENU 


CELERY 


GRAPE  FRUIT  COCKTAIL 

^  SWEET  PICKLES 

ROAST  TENDERLOIN  OF  BEEF 

POTATOES  AU  GRATIN 

HEAD  LETTUCE  WITH  DRESSING 

CAFE  PARFAIT 

CAKE 

-COFFEE 


PROG  RAM 

Saturday,  Jan.   10,   1920 


8.30  p.  m. — Tabernacle 

(To  this  meeting  the  general  public  is  cordially  invited) 

1.  Organ  Prelude Prof.  J.  J.   McClellan 

2.  Song,  "America." 

3.  Invocation. 

4.  Address  of  Welcome Mayor  E.  A,   Bock 

5.  Response Prcs.  Heber  J.  Grant,  Chairman 

6.  Song,  "Come,  Come,  Ye  Saints" ..Audience 

7.  Address,  "Building  of  the  Utah  Central  Railroad" ... 

Hon.  Chas.  W.  Nibley 

Organ  Solo,  "Old  Melodies" Prof.  J.  J.  McClellan 

Address,  "Evolution  in  Travel" Andrew  Jensen 

Vocal  Solo Prof.  A.  C.  Lund 

Address,  "My  Tribute  to  the  Builders  of  '69,  Present 

and  Absent"  ...1 .^^ Pres.  C.  W.  Penrose 

Song,  "Hard  Times  Come  Again  No  More"  ......Audience 

Address,  "The  Significance  of  Railroad  Building  to 

Utah's   Development" Lon  J.  Haddock 

AUysurvivors  present  will  then  be  introduced  accord- 
injg  to  groups;  surveyors,  graa'ers,  track-layers,  water 
carriers,  construction  trainmen,  and  train  operators 
on  the  first  train,  1869-70. 

Call  for  show  of  hands  from  those  present  Who  par- 
ticipated in  the  celebration  held  here  January  10th, 
1870,  when  the  last  spike  was  driven  on  the  Utah  Cen- 
tral   Railroad. 

14.  Musical  Selection. 

15.  Benediction Rev. 


UB  ARY 


Builders  of  Utak  Central  Railroad,  Still  Surviving 


W.  B.  Richards,  935  Hollywood  Ave. 
Lorenzo   Schofield,   Centerville,   Utah 
James  George,   Bountiful,  Utah 
H.  H.  Hansen,  Hyrum,  Utah 
Thomas  H.  Harris,  Centerville,  Utali 
David  Heaps,    1158  Westminister  Ave. 
James  H.  Martineau,  Logan,  Utah 
Fritz  L.  Johnson,  1107  E.  3rd  So.,  City 
H.   W.  Ovsren,   430  W.  4th  North,   City 
George  Brown,  North  Ogden,  Utah 
John  H.   Timpson,  Holliday,  Utah 
Wm.  Atwood,  Murray,  Utah 
Joseph  H.  Jenkins,  St.  Anthony,  Ida. 
Hyrum  Skinner,  Providence,  Utah 
David  Thorne,    Pleasant  Grove,  Utah 
Richard    Yeates,    413    W.    3rd    North, 

Logan,    Utah 
A.  F.  Doremus,  Tooele,  Utah 
J.  W.  Bircunshaw,  Park  City,  Utah 
O.   W.   Warner,   Bountiful,  Utah 
J.    G.    Williams,    Sugar    City,    Ida. 
H.  R.  McBride,  Welling,  Canada 
Geo.    F.    Hunter,     3044      Washington 

Ave.,   Ogden,  Utah 
Thomas    W.    Dyche,    Wales,    Sanpete 
{       County,  Utah 

'   Abraham    Maw,     377     E.     1st    North, 
I        Provo,  Utah 

'   Carlos    L.     Sessions,    Kessler     Apts. 
■   T.  A.  Kerr,  Wellsville,  Utah 
H.   C.   Gallaher,   Wendover,   Utah 
James  Kirk,  Sr.,   Tooele,  Utah 
E.  E.  McBride,  American  Fork,   Utah 
Richard  A.  Ballantyne,  Rexburg,  Ida. 
Alma  Hardy,  Bountiful,  Utah 
Hyrum    Shill,    Bountiful,   Utah 
'   Jos.  G.  Young,  2119  Richards  St.,  City 
I   Robert  Jones,   224   E   St.,   City 
I  W.  H.   Streeper,  Centerville,  Utah 
"  Wm.    W.    Turner,    1025    S.    7th    East 
J.  H.  Russell,   57  S.   5th  West,  Logan 
John  A.  Bevan,  Sr.,  Tooele,  Utah 
Jesse   W.    Fox,    130    Vidas    Ave.,    City 
Calvin  W.   Richards,  51  N.  2nd  West, 

Brigham    City,   Utah 
W.  S.  Lyle,  Idaho  Falls,  Ida. 
T.   P.   Lewis,    542   W.    1st   Soutli,    City 
John   Livingston,   Aberdeen,   Ida. 
Marion  Merrill,  226  N.   1st  West,  City 
Chas.  T.  Husbands,   344   N.   5th  West 
Christian     Busath,     325     Constitution 

Bldg.,  City 
W.  S.  Holdaway,  873  Princeton  Ave. 
Wm.  Jeff,  544  W.   5th  North,  City 
R.  A.  Brighton,  528  13th  East,  City 
Christian  Garff,  Logan,  Utah 
A.    L    Stone,    1648    Liberty    Ave.,    Og- 
den, Utah 
A.  H.  Gleason,  Garland,  Utah 
Mrs.  A.  H.  Gleason,  Garland.  Utah 
Andrew  Nelson,  493  E.  Fourth  North, 

Logan,   Utah 
James  Peterson,  South  Jordan,  Utah. 

R.   F.  D.  No.  2 
R.  C.  Badger,  164  N.  1st  West,  City 
Nephi   Bailey,   Monticello,   Utah 
W.   H.   Laws,  Richfield,  Utah 
Alfred    Peterson,    Kingston.    Utah 
'  Wm.  G.  Taylor,  2580  S.  6th  East,  City 
I  Peter  N.  Gray,  341  Elizabeth  St.,  City 
i  .Joseph  Belnap,  Preston,  Ida. 
\  Elliott  Butterworth,   1743  Windsor  St. 


J.     A.    Stephens,    Sr.,     Ogden,      Utali 

R    D.  No.  4 
William   T.    Griffiths,   Malad   City 
Jasper  N.  Perkins,  Centerville,  Utah| 

D.  B.   Harris,   Layton,  Utah 
Horatio  H.   Hancock,   967   26tli  South,| 

Ogden,  Utah 
Thos.  Waddoups,  Woods  Cross,  Utah| 
Daniel  Moss,  Woods  Cross,  Utah 
Andrew  Jenson,   Church   Administra- 
tion Bldg.,  City 
John   W.   Nelson,  Newton,   Utah 
Thomas    Batt,    334    E.    South    Tempi 
Jolm  Farrington,  43  E.  1st  South 
Cyrus  Page,   Woods   Cross,  Utah 
Jos.  Saunders,  E.  12th  St.,  Ogden 
Walker  Barlow,  E.  12th  St..  Ogden 
John   Bowen,  Tooele,  Utah 
William  Humphreys,  Hyrum,  Utah 
Timothy  B.  Clark,  Farmington,  Utahl 
W.  F.  Garner,    188   E.   4th  North,  Lo- 
gan.   Utah 
William  Wright,  Centerville,  Utah 
Joseph  Barton,  Baker,  Ore. 

0.  P.  Borg,  Richfield,  Utah 
61  N.  6th  West,  temporary  address 

John  N.   Olson,   1986  Alberta  St.,  Cityl 
John   H.    Davis,   50    N.    5th   West,   Lo- 
gan, Utah 

E.  R.  Shaw,  Ogden,  Utah.     R.  D.  No.  3| 
Lincoln   Carlisle,  Alpine,   Utah 

Nels   Madson,    67   N.   3rd  West,    Brig 

ham  City,  Utah 
C.   M.  Jensen,   Geneva,  Utah 
John  Chugg,  122  N.  6th  West,  City 
B.    F.    Bingham,    43    S.    1st  West,    Lo-| 

gan,  Utah 
J.  H.  dinger.  Route  3,  Provo,  Utah] 
L.  H.  Kennard,  979  Hollywood  Ave. 
John  W.  Woolley,  Centerville,  Utah 
Lorin  C  Woolley,  Centerville,  Utah] 
Oscar  F.  Hunter,  538  3rd  East  St. 
B.  L.  Davis,  242  W.  So.  Temple,  City] 
Josepli  Blunt,  Jerome,  Ida. 
James  W.  Neville,  Bountiful,  Utah 
James  Harrop,  438  Washington  Ave., 

Ogden,  Utah 
E.    Wilbur,    83    27th    St.,   Ogden,   Utah] 
Robert    Todd,    rear   3172    Grant   Aa*^., 

Ogden,  Utah 
Caleb  Parry,  W.   12th  St.,   Ogden,  Ut.j 
Mrs.    Lucy   A.    Clark,   170    P   St.,    City] 
Seymour   B.   Young,    48   Fourth   East 
W.  J.  Smith,  137  Flowers  Court,  Cityl 
Mrs.  W.  J.  Smith,   137  Flowers  Court' 
Christian  Nelson.  Bountiful,  Utah 
Thomas  F.   Carlisle,   Alpine,  Utah 
Thomas  Abbott,  Farmington,  Utah 
George  Hand,  Sandy,  Utah 
John  W.  Leavitt,  48  N.  9th  West,  OityJ 
Abraham  Hatch,  329  N.  1st  West 
Charles  Burns,  Archer,  Ida. 
James  M.  Wardrop,  302  E.  21st  South; 

St.,    City 
Harry  Taylor,   370   8th   East  St.,   City 

1.  C.  Thoreson.  930  S.  11th  East  St. 
Thomas   H.   Durant,    Franklin,    Idaho] 
Wm.  H.  Dye,   347   E.   7th  South 
Jos.  A.  West,  Brigham  City,  Utah 
Wm.  Hayes,  258  W.  3rd  North 
O.  F.  Coivin,  Short  Creek,  Arizoi.a 
Mrs.  Harriet  Lawson,  Salt  Lake 


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